Public Domain

[Macro]

It seems to me that Creativity entered the public domain with the imprisonment of P.M. Hale.  With it's texts, commandments, holidays, symbol, and dietary practices the only "variable" is its leadership.

[Chuck]

Macro,

You seem very interested in Reverend Hale's imprisonment. Is there anything in particular you'd like to know. What do you know of it so far?

As for the copyright status of our holy books, symbols, etc., the books remain under copyright. The symbols, as far as I know, were never copyrighted, with one exception after Hale was imprisoned. Can you be more specific? What do you mean by "Creativity entered the public domain"?

[Macro]

Meaning that it won't end due to Mr. Hale's imprisonment.

[Chuck]

Rather, it hasn't ended. Hale's arrest almost destroyed Creativity, but at the same time reinforced the independence of individual congregations. Because Hale took the Leadership Principle to it's extreme, the government was able to use a technique called "decapitation" to literally remove the head of the church and consequently destroy the church body.

Founder Klassen thought Creativity should be organized around the Primary Group- six to ten individuals who trust each other and meet regularly for organization and activism. This structure is almost impossible to destroy. We of the Creativity Alliance have returned to this structure, in which the Pontifex Maximus and Guardians of the Faith committee ensure the doctrinal soundness of those under them but otherwise leave the Primary Groups to their own functions.

This approach makes the Creed, rather than an individual Pontifex, the glue that holds Creators together. If the worst happens and a Pontifex is removed from office, it is not devastating to the congregations under him. The individual is temporary, but our race lives forever.